Gay Parenting

**Strike For The South** · 05-25-2011, 07:50

Louis, Bringing the rain

**Centurion1** · 05-25-2011, 09:25

Excuse me Shibumi. Don't be such a frigging prick. Why don't you find out about people before you make judgements you. I have nothing against homosexuals and can be described as ambivalent to mildly supportive. Meaning I don't give a damn about them doing their thing, getting married, and adopting kids. This attitude is in my mind conducive to a healthy society.

Also by the way why dont you check your sources.

A. The don't ask don't tell policy was repealed awhile ago I had a briefing on the changes made.

B. I can walk around DC our capitol and see plenty of gay pride banners raised proudly all over thew damn place as well like Dupont Circle.

C. LOL, Gays can marry in a few states here. The American system will never allow the Federal government to make blanket decisions without a mandate from the people.

Admittedly, yes there are some fringe groups still against it all, Christians of course foremost. However, that is still a very limited group.

LOL, Yeah sure Christians may dislike homosexuals (blanket statement) but what about fundy Muslims, immigrants, hell the poor and working class in general. At least in America thats how it usually goes down. As well as certain minority groups who have a certain dislike traditionally for homosexuals (African Americans are known for it)

I will venture as far as saying I honestly do not believe those numbers you stated, it is not the reality I see here. I am absolutely sure that Sweden at large have a rather open view towards homosexuality. A political party that would even bring that question up would be ridiculed and scorned.

I scorn your pathetic naivete.

"first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye"

Hell you don't even need to remove it simply admit it is there.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 05-25-2011, 09:36

The one big thing I cannot stand the most about the gay marriage issue is the "ability" of states to not recognize certified gay marriages from other states if they themselves do not recognize gay marriage.

Have we completely forgotten the "Full Faith and Credit" clause from the Constitution?

**Centurion1** · 05-25-2011, 11:05

The one big thing I cannot stand the most about the gay marriage issue is the "ability" of states to not recognize certified gay marriages from other states if they themselves do not recognize gay marriage.

Have we completely forgotten the "Full Faith and Credit" clause from the Constitution?

Its all dumb but yes this one must sting. At the end of the day we are all under the same overarching flag

**PanzerJaeger** · 05-25-2011, 20:12

And.... that warm fuzzy feeling just evaporated.

Tennessee state senate passes 'Don't Say Gay' bill.

The Tennessee Senate passed a bill on Friday that would bar teachers from discussing homosexuality with elementary and middle school students.

Under the legislation, dubbed by critics as the "don't say gay" bill, any instruction in public classrooms will be "limited exclusively to age-appropriate natural human reproduction science."

Republican Stacey Campfield, the bill's sponsor, says "homosexuals don't naturally reproduce" and has argued families should decide when its appropriate to talk with their children about homosexuality.

But gay rights activists are blasting the legislation, which passed 6-3, as a form of discrimination.

It "limits what teachers and students are able to discuss in the classroom," Ben Byers of the Tennessee Equality Project told LBGTQ Nation. "It means they can't talk about gay issues or sexuality even with students who may be gay or have gay family."

It's unlikely that the bill will be taken up by the House before lawmakers adjourn this spring, but Campfield said he would push it forward in 2012.

The bill, which was approved 19-11, passed the same day as Gallup released a poll revealing that American attitudes towards homosexuality are changing.

For the first time in Gallup polling history, the majority of Americans—53% believe same-sex marriage should be legal.

Passage of the bill would make Tennessee the first state to enact such legislation.

Initially, the bill read that no students will "provide any instruction or material that discusses sexual orientation other than heterosexuality." Campfield said some of his colleagues were uncomfortable the language.

"There's more than one way to skin a cat," Campfield said after the legislation passed. "I got what I wanted."